Category Archives: Christian Living

Notes on the Communion Maintenance message, mostly related to Dallas Willard

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Joe Ginder

There is a great website packed full of resources from and about Dallas Willard. Many of his articles are freely downloadable from this site. There are descriptions of and links to purchase his books and other materials that are not … Continue reading →

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You’re God’s Project.

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Joe Ginder

Your work is hardly ever God’s work. You’re God’s project. God is making you. Dallas Willard

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Note for Hot Topics – Christian Nationalism

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Joe Ginder

These are notes that may be of interest to those who have heard my message on Christian Nationalism, which I identify as a heresy. For a brief introduction to the concepts and problems of Christian Nationalism, I refer those interested … Continue reading →

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Notes for Hot Topics – Sex and Gender

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Joe Ginder

These are notes that may be of interest to those who have heard my message for June 4, 2023 in the hot topics series. In this message I address the topics of biological sex, gender identity, and sexuality. I referred to … Continue reading →

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Notes for Hot Topics – Approaches of Various Churches to LGBTQ+ Issues

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Joe Ginder

These are notes that may be of interest to those who have heard my message for May 28, 2023 in the hot topics series. It addressed some approaches of various churches to LGBTQ+ issues in church life. For convenient access, … Continue reading →

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Notes for Hot Topics – The Bible and Sex

Posted on May 18, 2023 by Joe Ginder

This weeks message is on the Bible and Sex. Here are links to some of the resources that I used and that you may be interested in pursuing for more information. Matthew Vines is a well-known gay Christian activist and … Continue reading →

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About “Breath Prayers”

Posted on April 24, 2023 by Joe Ginder

Have you ever heard of breath prayers”? They have a long history. You may recall a series a couple of years ago in which I mentioned the “Jesus Prayer”. Anyway, Sarah Bessey recently published some breath prayers with brief instruction … Continue reading →

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On Women in the Church and in Marriage

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Joe Ginder

In the past I wrote a series of posts considering biblical teaching on women in the church and in marriage. Several people have asked me about this recently so I thought I’d make the posts easy to find by adding … Continue reading →

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Some Articles I (may or may not) refer to in my “Hot Topics – Abortion” Message

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Joe Ginder

Here are links to some of the articles I mention in my “Hot Topics” message on abortion (also available as the LBFC Weekly Sermons podcast). Or perhaps these are things I should have mentioned, depending on which version you hear/watch. … Continue reading →

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What is Thy only comfort in life and death?

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Joe Ginder

That I with body and soul, both in life and death, am not my own, but belong unto my faithful Savior Jesus Christ… from the Heidelberg Catechism, Day 1 I found those words at the beginning of the catechetical response … Continue reading →

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